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Chapter 154 Cat and Mouse
“Elias!” Simon roared angrily.
He had finally reached his last straw after losing to Elias time and time again. Why was he
still being stopped by Elias even after his proposal was a success?
“Enough, Simon, don’t do this in front of Aiden. You’ve already scared him that night.”
Amanda stopped. him, her head aching at the thought of another fight breaking out
between the two men.
What hurt Simon the most was Amanda’s behavior-she was clearly favoring Elias. Was she
still unable to forget him?
At that, she began to pull Elias away with her as a crowd had already begun to form.
Simon was about to chase after them when Lunabelle held him back. “Simon, I’m feeling a
little unwell. Can you send me back home?”
As he was the cause of Lunabelle’s depression, Simon had no choice but to give in. He
couldn’t just throw away his responsibility, after all.
Meanwhile, Amanda sat in the back seat with Aiden in her arms while Elias took the wheel.
No one said a word throughout the entire journey, causing the atmosphere to turn frigid.
Amanda remained silent as she did not know what to say, while Elias was too lost in his
thoughts to speak, wondering how he could make Simon fully give up. He couldn’t stand
Simon pestering his wife and son all the time. Besides, he hadn’t been able to get Amanda
back to his side yet, and this was a dangerous. factor.
Upon returning to Northern No. 1, Amanda placed Aiden back in the bedroom and carefully
covered him with a blanket. After leaving the room, she noticed that Elias was smoking a
cigarette on the couch in the living room, giving a rough edge to his striking features.
This man did not seem like Aiden’s father at all; if anything, he was more like his elder
brother. Besides, he did not act like one either, and his temper was still as horrendous as
before.
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posture out the cigarette.
and put
“Do you still have a fever? You should go back to your room and get some rest if you’re
tired,” Amanda- said.
However, Elias refused, “I’m not tired. Come here, let’s have a talk.”
As they were the only two people in the living room, the air was filled with tension yet
awkward at the same time. After a moment of hesitation, she took a seat on the couch as
well. “What do you want to talk about? If it’s about our remarriage, then forget it. I really
don’t think there’s any need for us to repeat the same mistakes.”
He hadn’t even had the chance to speak, but Amanda casily forced his words back into his
chest with just a single sentence.
As Elias fell silent and stared at her for a long while, she raised an eyebrow slightly. “Go
on, didn’t you say you wanted to talk to me?”
“There’s nothing for me to say anymore; you blocked off all of my chances.”
Hearing that, Amanda couldn’t help but let out a laugh. She tucked a strand of hair behind
her ear as she asked, “I’ve never been able to understand why you want a remarriage so
badly. You didn’t like me back. then, but do you like me now? Are you sure that you will
spend the rest of your life with me if we get. married again? Or, do you only want it
because of our child?”
“I wanted to marry you again even before I knew about our child.”
Amanda remained silent, realizing that he was right. Back then, although Elias was still
unaware of Aiden’s existence, he was still extremely determined to remarry her.
She couldn’t figure out if his desire to take her back was just a moment of impulse or if he
had come to terms with his own feelings. Had he really fallen for her? She couldn’t bring
herself to believe this fact at all.
That evening, at Paradise Night Club, Elias holed himself up in an isolated corner, drinking
his sorrows
away.
Seeing that, Lazarus walked over and took a seat next to him, saying in a deliberately
mocking tone, “What’s wrong, Mr. Elias? Troubled by women again?”
Elias spat out without bothering to spare him a glance. “Get lost!”
Lazarus let out a cheery laugh. “Come on, tell me what troubles you have. Who knows? I
might be able to help you out.”
At his words, Elias lifted his gaze and looked at him. Lazarus was a Casanova who was
well-versed in the ways of love, so he might be able to come up with a solution for his
problems.
Hence, Elias spoke up in his languid yet sultry tone. Tell me, how can I make a woman
change her mind?”
“Change her mind? That means she’s an ex-girlfriend, right? When did you get an ex-
girlfriend without me knowing? Do you miss her?” Lazarus instantly bombarded him with a
string of questions, causing his head to hurt.
Elias turned peeved. “I came here for your help to solve my problems, not for you to add
to them. You’re annoying.”
Besides the Winters Family, his secret marriage with Amanda was hidden from everyone,
including Lazarus. Moreover, as he was extremely against being forced into an arranged
marriage by Howard, he had never brought it up to any outsiders.
Lazarus cleared his throat. “I’ll help you, you lovesick fool, but you have to tell me who
that woman is, and what kind of person she is. I have to get a basic understanding of her
before I can make a proposal.”
“A proposal?” Elias’ eyes were filled with confusion. Since when was a proposal needed to
pursue a woman?
Lazarus replied with a nonchalant expression, “Of course! Do you think it’s easy to pursue
a woman? It’s simple if you don’t like her, but pursuing a woman you like is practically
impossible.”
Elias fell silent, agreeing with his words.
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Then, he took out his phone and showed a picture of Amanda to him. “This is her. She’s a
lawyer, and as
for her personality… she used to be meek and timid, but it seems like she’s changed now.”
Four years ago, Amanda was just an ordinary girl who didn’t stand out in any way, but she
grew into a woman with character after becoming a lawyer.
Upon seeing Amanda’s picture, Lazarus jolted in surprise. “Her again? Didn’t I tell you that
she’s bad news? I saw her getting an abortion at the hospital four years ago, so why are
you still
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Elias. “That kid was mine! Her first love, first
kiss, and first time were all mine. What else do you want to know?”
In an instant, Lazarus fell silent. He blinked his eyes, then shook his head before finally
giving Elias a thumbs-up. “Your Highness, I no longer have any questions.”
“Stop wasting my time. Hurry up and tell me how you think I can make her change her
mind.”
However, Lazarus pressed relentlessly as if he were a curious student, “So you want to get
her back? I’m really curious about how badly you hurt her. How could she not change her
mind about your family, looks, and qualifications? This woman is quite the determined
one.”
Elias’ face darkened as he gritted out, “Can you just get to the point?!”
At the sight of his annoyed expression, Lazarus let out a laugh. “Okay, okay, I’ll stop
teasing you. This lady really does seem difficult to deal with unless she’s willing to
cooperate. However, I still have a proposal- you need to take a different approach.”
“What does that mean?” Elias narrowed his eyes slightly, wondering what Lazarus meant
by a different. approach.
Lazarus leaned on the couch. “It’s called playing cat and mouse.”
“Playing cat and mouse? That’s the proposal you came up with?” Elias was genuinely
moments away from emptying his drink over Lazarus’ head.
What kind of rubbish proposal is that? Play cat and mouse? How would I have the nerve to
play cat and mouse with the way Amanda is right now?
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